Family Weekend 2018 - Smith College

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Family Weekend 2018
Friday, October 26, 2018
7:30 am–11:30 pm   Campus Center Café
                   Smith College Campus Center
                   The Campus Center Café offers a wide variety of food and beverages including breakfast options, gourmet
                   pizzas prepared in a stone hearth oven, salads made to order, homemade soups, Panini and deli sandwiches,
                   and grilled foods including vegan and vegetarian selections. The elliptical coffee bar, located in the center of
                   the servery, features Sun Coffee Roasters Coffee and specialty drinks including espresso, cappuccinos, lattes,
                   chai, fruit smoothies, ice cream and our traditional Smith “Mudslide” milkshakes. The coffee bar also features
                   freshly baked cookies and pastries.

8:30 am–4 pm       Botanic Garden
                   Lyman Plant House & Conservatory
                   Admission is free​, however there is a suggested $2.00 donation. ​ The Conservatory consists of 10 greenhouses
                   open to the public. It houses over 2500 species of plants selected from a wide variety of families and habitats,
                   and comprises one of the best collections of tropical, subtropical, and desert plants in the country.

9 am–5 pm          Family Weekend Hospitality Suite
                   Campus Center Rooms 103/104
                   Welcome to Family Weekend! Join us for morning refreshments, check in and receive information about the
                   schedule, have questions answered about the weekend, Smith or the local area and purchase tickets to events
                   from 9 am-5 pm.

                   Official Smith Ring Sales
                   The Smith ring, designed by students, is a symbolic, continuous link with the College, classmates, and friends.
                   The ring also evokes special and shared memories of Smith days: opening Convocations, Mountain Days, Quad
                   Riots, Rally Day Shows, Friday Teas, Ivy Day, and Illumination Night. Sponsored by the Alumnae Association of
                   Smith College, the ring is reserved exclusively for sophomores, juniors, seniors and Ada Comstock scholars in
                   good standing. The design will remain unchanged—a tangible connection to the past and the future.

                   Classes open to visitors
                   Attend one of your student’s favorite classes or any other class open during this time. A complete listing of
                   open classes will be available at registration. Classes not listed means the professor has chosen not to open
                   the class due to limited seating, a guest speaker, a quiz or the like.

10 am–4 pm         Smith College Museum of Art
                   Admission is free during Family Weekend
                   Visitors can explore four floors of art that include the current exhibitions: Becoming a Woman in the Age of
                   Enlightenment: French Art from the Horvitz Collection; No Man's Land: Prints from the Front Lines of WWI;
                   The Many Faces of Womanhood in East Asia; Alma Thomas: The Light of the Whole Universe, and
                   Object Histories: From the African Continent to the SCMA Galleries. Also, not to be missed—artist-designed
                   restrooms; handcrafted gallery benches; and the Museum Shop.

11 am–12 pm        Center for Religious and Spiritual Life Open House
                   Helen Hills Hills Chapel: Sanctuary
                   Meet the CRSL staff and learn more about programming and activities offered by the CRSL.
12 pm -1 pm   Soup, Salad and Soul
              Mwangi Cultural Center
              Join us at noon for delicious vegetarian soup and salad prepared by our student cook. All are welcome for
              conversation on current events, Smith issues of interest, matters of spirituality and other topics posed by our
              student leaders. The conversation is informal and there is plenty of laughter and deep thinking. Come for the
              food, stay for the discussion.

12 pm -1 pm   Jummah Prayer and Lunch
              Helen Hills Hills Chapel
              Join a student-led Jummah lunch, brief discussion and communal prayer. Please bring a Grab N Go lunch or
              snack for your meal.

1–3 pm        Friday at the MacLeish Field Station
              Chapin loading dock
              Join us on one of our regular trips to Smith's Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field Station in Whately! Go on a
              guided hike, relax outside, or explore the College’s greenest building- the Bechtel Environmental Classroom.
              Space in the vans is limited. Email ​macleish@smith.edu​ or call ​413-585-3352​ to reserve your spot. The van
              leaves at 1:00 pm from the annex road between Chapin House and the Campus Center and will return by 4:00.

1–4 pm        Libraries Open House
              Young Library/Bass Hall
              The library staff will be available to answer questions and show all resources.

2 - 3pm       Smith College Museum of Art Gallery Talk
              Museum 1st Floor Gallery
              You are invited to meet Danielle Carrabino, SCMA's new curator of painting and sculpture for a gallery tour of
              Becoming a Woman in the Age of Enlightenment: French Art from the Horvitz Collection.
              The exhibition explores “The Woman Question” (La Querelle des Femmes) that was at the heart of some of
              the most pressing cultural, philosophical, political and social debates of the 18th-century French
              Enlightenment. Included are more than 100 works of art created by many of the most prominent male and
              female French artists of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

2–3 pm        What on earth is going on with my first year student?
              Campus Center 103
              Becky Shaw, director of Residence Life, will explain and share common developmental experiences for first
              year students. This session will allow parents to ask questions and develop a common understanding of what
              might be happening with their student.

2–3:30 pm     Class Deans’ Open House
              College Hall 101
              Class Deans, who are responsible for students’ academic welfare, are available for brief, individual family
              meetings. Sign-up sheets will be posted in the office.

2–4 pm        Lazarus Center for Career Development Open House
              Lazarus Center, Drew Hall
              Meet the Lazarus Center career staff and find out how we can help you during your time at Smith and after.
              All class years and family members are welcome.

2:30–4 pm     Global Studies Center Open House
              Lewis Global Studies Center, Wright Hall Room 127
              Come visit the heart of the global community at Smith College. Investigate study abroad opportunities and
              meet the staff that supports study abroad, international students and global learning at Smith.
3–4 pm         Legacy Alumnae Tea
               The Alumnae House Living Room
               Join us for our 2nd Annual Legacy Alumnae Tea during Family Weekend. The tradition of Friday afternoon tea,
               where students mark the end of a busy week with snacks and tea, stretches back more than 100 years. Special
               legacy t-shirts will be available.

3 pm           Jumbo Shrimp
               Acting Studio 1 (T100) Mendenhall
               New Student Theatre Lab is theatre dedicated to and created by new Smithies. Facilitated by board members
               of STC, new students devise their own work to share with an audience. No Charge.

4 pm           Afternoon Tea and Open Houses
               All College Houses
               Various members of the Residence Life Staff and house leadership will be available to welcome family and
               friend and answer questions about living and learning in our house communities, as well as the resources
               offered to the Smith community.

4:30–5:30 pm   SIKOS Show
               Green Room (T114), Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts
               Come to the SIKOS first official 2018 show for lots of laughs and family fun! ​No tickets necessary.

5:30 pm        Family Shabbat Services and Dinner
               Kosher Kitchen, Jordan House
               The Smith College Jewish Community offers a student led Kabbalat Shabbat beginning at 5:30 PM. Students
               gather for lighting candles and singing to welcome in Shabbat. This is followed at 6:30 by a gourmet
               vegetarian dinner. All are invited to Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner, so stop by!

6 pm           EKTA Family Weekend Dinner
               Helen Hills Chapel
               The event is free for all. We will be asking for a suggested donation of $5 which will go towards rebuilding
               efforts in certain areas of Kerala that were recently affected by catastrophic floods. Dinner at 6pm with
               performances starting at 6:30pm.

7:30 pm        Moonlight on the Miskatonic
               Theater 14
               The campus of Miskatonic U is decked out for Illumination Night. Four alums have arrived for their five-year
               reunion, only to find creepy goings-on hidden behind the ivy-covered walls, and the terrifying disappearances
               of students keep happening. There’s a snake in Paradise….or something much, much worse. Based on the
               super-scary stories of HP Lovecraft, this new musical is about love, friendship, and growing up – and about
               horrors that lurk very near. Free for Smith students.

7:30 pm        Campfire and S’mores
               Fire Pit by the Athletic Fields, overlooking Paradise Pond
               Come by for however long you like (and bring friends and family!) to enjoy a tasty treat, meet new people, and
               enjoy each other’s company around the fire. S’more makins’ will be provided. Event will be canceled in the
               event of foul weather. Hosted by the Outing Club.

Saturday, October 27, 2017
8:30 am–4 pm   Botanic Garden
               Lyman Plant House & Conservatory
               See Friday, 8:30 am
9–10:30 am         President’s Welcome and Reception
                   Sage Auditorium, Sweeney Hall
                   Join Smith College President Kathleen McCartney to hear about what is happening at Smith today and what
                   Smith is doing in the world. There will be a reception in the Conference Center following her remarks.

9 am–3 pm          Family Weekend Hospitality Suite
                   Campus Center, Rooms 103/104
                   Welcome to Family Weekend! Check in and receive information about the schedule, have questions answered
                   about the weekend, Smith or the local area and purchase tickets to events from 9 am-3 pm.

9 am–5 pm          Official Smith Ring Sales
                   Campus Center Main Level Vending
                   The Smith ring, designed by students, is a symbolic, continuous link with the College, classmates, and friends.
                   The ring also evokes special and shared memories of Smith days: opening Convocations, Mountain Days, Quad
                   Riots, Rally Day Shows, Friday Teas, Ivy Day, and Illumination Night. Sponsored by the Alumnae Association of
                   Smith College, the ring is reserved exclusively for sophomores, juniors, seniors and Ada Comstock scholars in
                   good standing. The design will remain unchanged—a tangible connection to the past and the future.

9:30 am–11:30 pm   Campus Center Café
                   Smith College Campus Center
                   The Campus Center Café offers a wide variety of food and beverages including breakfast sandwiches, gourmet
                   pizzas prepared in a stone hearth oven, salads made to order, homemade soups, Panini and deli sandwiches,
                   and grilled foods including vegan and vegetarian selections. Expanded breakfast menu will be offered from
                   9–11 am featuring egg sandwiches, breakfast burritos, assorted omelets, Texas french toast with fresh apple
                   cinnamon topping, homefries and breakfast pizza. The elliptical coffee bar, located in the center of the servery,
                   Sun Coffee Roasters Coffee and specialty drinks including espresso, cappuccinos, lattes, chai, fruit smoothies,
                   ice cream and our traditional Smith “Mudslide” milkshakes. The bar also features freshly baked cookies and
                   pastries.

10–11:30 am        Family Weekend River Walk
                   Leaving from the Paradise Pond Boathouse
                   Join us for a pleasant hike along the trails surrounding campus. No pre-registration. Meet at the Paradise Pond
                   Boathouse. Sponsored by the Outdoor Adventure Program, Dept. of Athletics and Recreation.

10 am-2 pm         Hike to Goat Peak Viewing Tower
                   This is an intermediate level hike. Meet at the boathouse. If you need a space in the van email
                   outdoors@smith.edu​. You can follow the van in your own cars.

10 am–2 pm         Eighth Annual Apple Cider Pressing
                   Chapin Annex Road
                   Join students and staff from the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability (CEEDS) to
                   experience a family friendly and tasty New England tradition. We're all about sustainable food! Help us press
                   fresh, Westhampton-grown apples into cider and then have a cup together with a Hadley-made cider donut.
                   We'll have an assortment of heirloom apples to sample, and Dining Services will provide some locally made
                   cheese and crackers. This event will be cancelled in the event of rain

10 am–4 pm         Smith College Museum of Art
                   Admission is free during Family Weekend
                   See Friday, 10 am

11 am-2 pm         SACSA Natural Hair Care Fair
                   Carroll Room, Campus Center
                   Are you looking for ways to take care of your curls, coils, or kinks? Come to our Natural Hair Fair. Meet and
                   collaborate with Smith students and seasoned Beauticians who know how to braid, cornrow, crochet, trim and
                   style different kinds of natural hair. Get ready to network with a community of natural and black hair fanatics
                   and learn more about hair care that’s specific to your hair type. Share and listen to other people’s hair
                   journeys. This will inspire you to embrace your own natural hair because it is indeed beautiful. Tickets are $3
                   for Smith and Five College students and $5 for the general community.
Noon     Smith College hosts the NEWMAC Cross-Country Championship
         Smith College Outdoor Track

Noon     Swimming and Diving Smith Relays
         Dalton Pool

1-1:30   Smith College Museum of Art Gallery Talk
         Meet in the Museum lower level gallery
         Join us for a 20-minute casual conversation and close look at a single object. Museum educator Taiga
         Ermansons will guide the group in exploring Study for Migration of the Golden People, a contemporary work
         by American Chicana artist Judy Baca.

1–3 pm   Visit the MacLeish Field Station
         Chapin loading dock
         Join us for a trip to Smith's Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field Station in Whately! Go on a guided hike, relax
         outside, or explore the College’s greenest building- the Bechtel Environmental Classroom. Space in the vans is
         limited. Email ​macleish@smith.edu​ or call ​413-585-3352​ to sign up. Vans leave at 1:00 pm from the annex
         road between Chapin House and the Campus Center and will return by 3:00 pm.

1-4pm    Fall Fun Fest
         Chapin Lawn (Rain Location:Campus Center Carroll Room)

         Stop by for some fun, games, bounce houses and food!

1-4 pm   Young Library Open House
         Young Library/Bass Hall

         Check out what Smith Libraries has on tap! Come to our hands-on open house where you can try out our
         streaming movie platform, digital magazines, and language learning software. A librarian will be present to
         answer any questions about library services, getting books and articles, or our website.

2-4 pm   BSA 6th Annual Soul Food Lunch Box
         Mwangi Cultural Center in Davis Center
         Families visiting for family weekend are welcome to come and enjoy a soul food meal with the members of the
         Black Students' Alliance. Small donations will be accepted.

2 pm     Field Hockey vs Clark
         Turf Field

3-4 pm   Jumbo Shrimp
         Acting Studio 1 (T100) Mendenhall
         New Student Theatre Lab is theatre dedicated to and created by new Smithies. Facilitated by board members
         of STC, new students devise their own work to share with an audience. No Charge.

3pm      SIKOS Show
         Green Room (T114), Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts
         Come to the SIKOS first official 2018 show for lots of laughs and family fun! ​No tickets necessary.

3 pm     Kosher Kitchen Open House
         Kosher Kitchen, Jordan House
         Stop by to grab a snack and get to know the folks at Smith College Jewish Community. Come say hi, ask
         questions, and see what we’re all about.
4–7 pm         Family Weekend Saturday Afternoon Concert: Montage
               John M. Greene Hall
               “Royals” will feature the Smith College Choirs, Handbells, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, Wailing Banshees, Wind
               Ensemble, and the student-led a cappella groups. An eclectic mix of popular music on the theme of royalty.
               Tickets at www.montage2018.brownpapertickets.com

7 pm           Asian Culture Show
               Sage Hall, Sweeney Concert Hall
               Join us for a night of cultural performances, refreshments and raffles. Hosted by the Asian Students’
               Association and Korean Students’ Association.

7:30 pm        Moonlight on the Miskatonic
               Theater 14
               The campus of Miskatonic U is decked out for Illumination Night. Four alums have arrived for their five-year
               reunion, only to find creepy goings-on hidden behind the ivy-covered walls, and the terrifying disappearances
               of students keep happening. There’s a snake in Paradise….or something much, much worse. Based on the
               super-scary stories of HP Lovecraft, this new musical is about love, friendship, and growing up – and about
               horrors that lurk very near. Free for Smith students.

7:30-9:30 pm   Movie Night: Hocus Pocus
               Chapin Lawn (Rain Location: Weinstein Auditorium)

Sunday, October 28, 2017

8 am -5 pm     The Big One Fencing Tournament
               ITT

8:30 am–4 pm   Botanic Garden
               Lyman Plant House & Conservatory
               See Friday, 8:30 am

9 am–5 pm      Official Smith Ring Sales
               Campus Center Main Level Vending
               The Smith ring, designed by students, is a symbolic, continuous link with the College, classmates, and friends.
               The ring also evokes special and shared memories of Smith days: opening Convocations, Mountain Days, Quad
               Riots, Rally Day Shows, Friday Teas, Ivy Day, and Illumination Night. Sponsored by the Alumnae Association of
               Smith College, the ring is reserved exclusively for sophomores, juniors, seniors and Ada Comstock scholars in
               good standing. The design will remain unchanged—a tangible connection to the past and the future.

9 am–1 pm      Brunch
               College Dining Rooms
               Dine in the houses with your student as guests of the college. Brunch will be served in the following locations:

               Brunch:
               9 am – 1 pm
               Chase-Duckett
               King/Scales
               Lamont
               Cushing-Emerson
               Cutter-Ziskind
               Gillett
               Hubbard
               Morrow/Wilson
               Tyler
               Vegan options available in all houses.
               Families with gluten sensitivities or other allergies should contact Dining Services at 413-585-2300 to make
               specific brunch arrangements for Sunday morning.
Continental Breakfast:
                   7:30–9 am Chase/Duckett King/Scales Tyler

9:30 am–11:30 pm   Campus Center Café
                   Smith College Campus Center
                   The Campus Center Café offers a wide variety of food and beverages including gourmet pizzas prepared in a
                   stone hearth oven, salads made to order, homemade soups, Panini and deli sandwiches, and grilled foods
                   including vegan and vegetarian selections. The elliptical coffee bar, located in the center of the servery,
                   features Sun Coffee Roasters Coffee and specialty drinks including espresso, cappuccinos, lattes, chai, fruit
                   smoothies, ice cream and our traditional Smith “Mudslide” milkshakes. The bar also features freshly baked
                   cookies and pastries.

10:30 am           Fun Run Smith
                   Chapin Lawn

                   All Smithies, family members, and friends are invited to join Fun Run Smith, Smith’s casual, student-led
                   running club, for a short, scenic jog along Paradise Pond! .Runners of all ages, levels, and speeds welcome, no
                   prior experience necessary! We’ll run for 20-30 minutes in several groups led by our members. Donations
                   welcome to support our volunteering in the community with organizations like Girls on the Run and Walk for
                   Water. See you there!

11am–Noon          Sage Chamber Music Society - Family Weekend Chamber Music
                   Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall
                   Admission is free, no ticket required
                   A celebration of popular classics alongside intriguing discoveries, featuring Smith student performers
                   collaborating with faculty artists: soprano Katherine Saik, violinist Joel Pitchon, and pianists Judith Gordon and
                   Jiayan Sun.

Noon–4 pm          Smith College Museum of Art
                   Admission is free during Family Weekend
                   See Friday, 10 am

1--3 pm            Game Day with LASO
                   Chapin Lawn
                   Come on out and join the Latin American Students' Organization in playing some games from Latin America,
                   enjoy snacks, and maybe even win a cool prize! Donations will be greatly appreciated!
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